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Watch the video above to refresh/review your understanding of the elements of a story.

Click on document below to see completed Frayer chart.

Models connected to Frayer chart will be posted here soon.


  • Remember to think about the purpose of the myth when deciding on the problem. The problem is part of the big picture.
  • When you are trying to find the universal truth, remember it is a statement - not a lesson or a preaching type of statement. A universal truth looks at how people act, react or think about a particular feeling, emotion, etc.
  • Evokes the presence of mystery, the unknown - this is the question the myth answers.


When you have to explain the origin of the event, you must explain how the myth went or took you from the result of the conflict to the origin of the event. This includes all the details linking the two..







You can read the two documents below and test yourself - Can you identify the characteristics and the elements in this myth?




The answer key is posted below.



Compare and Contrast Practice. Read the myth and article found below. Compare and contrast the myth and the article.


The answer key is posted below.



"Who Said It" practice